National Railway Museum reopens space after £10.5m refit
Major British attraction re-opens after extensive renovations
- The National Railway Museum in York has completed a £10.5m refurbishment of its historic Station Hall gallery.
- The Grade II-listed building, which was once York's main goods station, has reopened after two years of closure, coinciding with the museum's 50th birthday.
- Station Hall now showcases over 200 years of railway history, featuring items such as Queen Victoria's and King Edward VII's royal carriages, and a 1901 funeral wreath.
- New additions include a 1921 WH Smith bookstall, a passimeter from Winchmore Hill station, photographs of Windrush migrants, and a new dining experience aboard a restored 1907 saloon carriage.
- The renovation, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Friends of the National Railway Museum, also included a new thermally-efficient roof with solar panels.